A Brit and an American Wed at a Vintage-Inspired Celebration in Maui

An '80s prom queen and Justin Bieber walk into a Halloween party... That's not the opener of a joke, but instead exactly how Jenn and Tom met back in 2010. While she doesn't think he's got the Bieb's moves, Tom's British accent may be what drew her to him in the first place! Whatever it was that caused a spark, the two became an item. On May 27, 2013, the couple took a walk along the beach in Del Mar, California, just as they did every other weekend. "He started pulling me toward this beautiful oceanfront house, and as we got closer I saw rose petals, candles, a table with champagne, and a delicious brunch spread," Jenn remembers. It turned out that Tom had rented the house, set up a proposal, and had Jenn's family hidden upstairs, taking pictures of the whole thing.

Maui has become a second home for Jenn and her family, where they've vacationed since she was a baby. "My brother and sister both got married there, so picking the island was easy," she says. She even picked the same venue where her sister said "I do" in 2009, Merriman's Kapalua. "Between the ambiance, the food, and the view, we couldn't ask for anything more," says Jenn. With guests traveling from far and wide, the couple planned a week full of activities, capped off with a vintage-inspired wedding on August 9, 2014. And the stunning photos by Tamiz Photography? They'll transport you straight to Hawaii.

For a wedding that combined ocean views with a vintage vibe, Jenn chose an airy chiffon mermaid gown by Anne Barge. "I felt so much pressure while dress shopping to find something, and it was hard when everyone in the store oohed and aahed over a dress I hated," she says. So her advice to future brides? "Speak up! You're the one who gets to wear the dress down the aisle!"

"We put together most of our ceremony décor in San Diego and shipped it to Maui," says Jenn of the DIY elements. "We found the arbor at an antique store in Ocean Beach, and stumbled upon a set of antique pale pink doors. We punched out the glass panes, then sent the doors over to set up at the start of the aisle."

Every wedding comes with weather risks, but the forecast around Jenn and Tom's big day had the potential to cancel the whole event. "There was a chance of a double hurricane hitting Maui the weekend of our wedding, so we had to have the dreaded conversation with our planner about whether to cancel our wedding and move it to the following day if the weather cleared up," she says. "Guests were worried about getting to the island, and we had no idea if there would even be power, so we added battery-powered lighting. Thankfully, it turned into light rain and wind the day before, and the weather on our wedding day was just about perfect."

The newlyweds' first dance started out to Ed Sheeran's "Kiss Me," then quickly changed to Justin Timberlake's "Take Back the Night" as the couple broke into a choreographed Latin dance routine. "I've been a dancer all my life, and convinced Tom to spend six months with a choreographer to put together a number to surprise our guests!" says Jenn.

Since Tom's family lives in the UK, he doesn't get to see his mom very often. "He loved getting to have a mother-son dance with her," says Jenn. "It was such a memorable moment."

The couple stayed in Hawaii for their honeymoon, heading to the St. Regis in Kauai. Even though wedding planning was stressful at times, Jenn says to enjoy every moment of it. "I really missed browsing Pinterest and our DIY projects once it was over."